Faustian Bargains
Faustian bargains of the review world
Jeremy Black delves into a history book which disappoints and a biography not to be missed
Made for TV
UK politicians are generally unsure what to think about a subject until the ITV docudrama comes out
Row, row, row your boat
“The Boys On The Boat” is wholesome but unconvincing
The Scottish Government are being bad eggs
State institutions should not be encouraging a potentially painful and dangerous procedure
Britain is still safe for Jews
It may be far from perfect — but where would be safer?
Ending the war in Palestine
It will take imagination and cooperation to secure a lasting peace
Banning masks from protests is a bad idea
Anonymity can be essential to dissent against tyrannical regimes
Boremageddon
Ricky Gervais’s tiresome adolescent offencemongering sent me to sleep
How we killed ideas and kept impressions
We have to rediscover ideas and not just the idea of ideas
Small talk and big asks
Men’s mental health is a serious matter — but it is wrong to expect people to be lifesavers
The shadowy economics of fentanyl
One professor is investigating how the deadly drug trade works — and how it might be fought